Fusion Art announces the Women Artists 2025 Art Competition. For this competition, both 2D and 3D women artists only, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography in any subject matter and any media. Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art's Members Gallery for Best in Show winners. 

Fees or awards
Entry Fees: $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images
 

Trade Alley Art Gallery in historic downtown Hickory, NC is looking for artists to participate in a 2-D competition and show. Cash prizes totaling $1200. Deadline for entry is September 5th 2025. Reception is October 3rd.

Visit the website www.tradealleyart.com for more information and to download the entry form. Please contact Carrie Graves at tradealleyart@gmail.com with inquiries.

Fees or awards
$35 entry fee for up to 3 submissions. $1200 in cash prizes.

 

CALL FOR ARTISTS! Artists working in all media are invited to enter the Hispanic Heritage Group Show, Sept 15th - 29th. Focused on Hispanic Heritage, culture, and creativity!
Eligible works: 2D and 3D mediums, with an emphasis on Hispanic Heritage.
Eligibility Area: Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Members or Non-Members residing in Polk or Rutherford Counties in North Carolina and Cherokee, Union, Laurens, Greenville, and Spartanburg Counties in South Carolina.
Details are on our website.

Fees or awards
Non-Artists' Guild Members Pay a Fee: $20 / Artists' Guild Members = FREE.
 

Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for the 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Works created utilizing CAD/CAM technologies and 3D printing tools are also eligible. Selected works will be on display in the Davenport Gallery of Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania from December 7, 2025 through January 24, 2026.

Fees or awards
$10,000 in prize awards

SUMMER 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Artist and one Photographer. Info → innovateartistgrants.org

Fees or awards
Innovate Grant awards: + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist + 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer + 12 x Honorable Mentions

 

Overview: 
This interactive session is designed for artists looking to protect their health, safety, and creative practices. Whether recovering from a recent disaster or preparing for future risks, participants will gain practical tools to strengthen their personal and professional resilience.

Topics Covered:

• Personal and Professional Preparedness 101
• Business Insurance Overview
• Preparedness and Recovery Resources

Intended Audience:  
Artists at all stages of their careers

Presenter: 
Cameron Baxter Lewis, a Chapel Hill, NC resident, developed his passion for service through national service with AmeriCorps and Peace Corps. With nearly two decades of experience in nonprofit, volunteer, and disaster management, he has held key roles at organizations like Save the Children, Points of Light, and Corporation for National and Community Service. Currently, Cameron serves as the Director of Grants, Programs, and Training at the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+), where he oversees emergency response and readiness initiatives. He holds a Master's in Public Administration and Emergency Management and is dedicated to fostering inclusivity in the arts through his work.

Midwest Nice Art is excited to announce our fall call for art dislocated, a virtual juried exhibition. we invite artists to submit work for dislocated, a group exhibition exploring themes of unease, displacement, and disconnection. this exhibition examines what it means to be uprooted—whether from a physical place, a sense of belonging, or within one’s own body. we seek work that reflects on instability, transition, and transformation, confronting the fractures in identity, memory, and space.

Fees or awards
$5

The 24th annual Come out and Play Sculpture show will take place at JimGin Farm (150 Wild Horse Run, Pittsboro) Saturday, August 23, Sunday, August 24, 2025, and then every Saturday through September 20, 2025 from 12 noon to sundown. Admission is free, and participating artists keep 100% of their sales. Dozens of artists across a wide array of disciplines will showcase their work. There will also be live music, food and drink and the event.

The Ocean Virtual Art Residency program, in collaboration with MANGO, empowers artists to embark on a journey of developing new projects centered around the residency's thematic focus: OCEAN. This residency aims to provide dedicated time and space for artists interested in ocean science, whether emerging or established, and to cultivate a collaborative community where like-minded artists can connect and create together.
 

The In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture Infrastructure Grants advance the goals of the In These Mountains (ITM) initiative by supporting organizations that promote sharing, teaching, learning, preserving, documenting, and supporting the continuity of the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia. The ITM initiative specifically seeks opportunities to support the work of traditional artists and organizations engaged in handcrafts/material culture, foodways, and music.

ITM Infrastructure Grants are designed to support non-programming expenses that are often not fundable by most grants or are financially out of reach for organizations. These grants are intended to provide improved tools and resources to organizations so that they may advance their work in supporting the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia.